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SB-409 • 2026

Public contracts: county-owned buildings.

Public contracts: county-owned buildings.

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Enacted

This bill passed the Legislature and reached final enactment based on the latest official action.

Sponsor
Archuleta
Last action
2025-07-14
Official status
Chaptered by Secretary of State. Chapter 52, Statutes of 2025.
Effective date
Not listed

Plain English Breakdown

The official source material does not provide specific details about the impact on counties with populations between 2 and 9 million people or the exact rules for Los Angeles County.

Public Contracts: County-Owned Buildings

SB-409 changes rules about how counties with more than 9 million people can fix or alter their buildings without having to use contracts if the cost is under $125,000.

What This Bill Does

  • Changes the rule so that counties with more than 9 million people don't have to get contracts for repairs on county-owned buildings if the work costs less than $125,000.

Who It Names or Affects

  • Counties with more than 9 million people

Terms To Know

Public Contract Code
A set of laws that say how the government must buy things and hire workers.
Local Agency Public Construction Act
A law about building projects for local governments like counties.

Limits and Unknowns

  • The bill does not explain what happens if repair costs are exactly $125,000.
  • It is unclear how this change will affect other counties with populations between 2 and 9 million people.

Bill History

  1. 2025-07-14 California Legislative Information

    Chaptered by Secretary of State. Chapter 52, Statutes of 2025.

  2. 2025-07-14 California Legislative Information

    Approved by the Governor.

  3. 2025-07-03 California Legislative Information

    Enrolled and presented to the Governor at 11:15 a.m.

  4. 2025-06-27 California Legislative Information

    In Senate. Ordered to engrossing and enrolling.

  5. 2025-06-27 California Legislative Information

    Read third time. Passed. (Ayes 75. Noes 0. Page 2341.) Ordered to the Senate.

  6. 2025-06-19 California Legislative Information

    Read second time. Ordered to consent calendar.

  7. 2025-06-18 California Legislative Information

    From committee: Do pass. Ordered to consent calendar. (Ayes 10. Noes 0.) (June 18).

  8. 2025-06-05 California Legislative Information

    Referred to Com. on L. GOV.

  9. 2025-05-28 California Legislative Information

    In Assembly. Read first time. Held at Desk.

  10. 2025-05-28 California Legislative Information

    Read third time. Passed. (Ayes 38. Noes 0. Page 1269.) Ordered to the Assembly.

  11. 2025-05-08 California Legislative Information

    Read second time. Ordered to third reading.

  12. 2025-05-07 California Legislative Information

    From committee: Do pass. (Ayes 7. Noes 0. Page 1038.) (May 7).

  13. 2025-04-30 California Legislative Information

    From committee with author's amendments. Read second time and amended. Re-referred to Com. on L. GOV.

  14. 2025-03-24 California Legislative Information

    Set for hearing May 7.

  15. 2025-02-26 California Legislative Information

    Referred to Com. on L. GOV.

  16. 2025-02-18 California Legislative Information

    From printer. May be acted upon on or after March 17.

  17. 2025-02-14 California Legislative Information

    Introduced. Read first time. To Com. on RLS. for assignment. To print.

Official Summary Text

SB 409, Archuleta.
Public contracts: county-owned buildings.
The Local Agency Public Construction Act provides that for certain alteration or repair work upon county-owned buildings, counties containing a population of 2,000,000 or more are exempt from provisions of the Public Contract Code requiring repairs exceeding a specified amount upon public buildings to be done by contract if the cost is under $50,000.
This bill would provide that for certain alteration or repair work upon county-owned buildings, counties containing a population of 9 million or more are exempt from provisions of the Public Contract
Code, requiring repairs exceeding a specified amount upon public buildings to be done by contract, if the cost is under $125,000, except as specified.
This bill would make legislative findings and declarations as to the necessity of a special statute for the County of Los Angeles.

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